At least 17 countries, including the U.S., Canada, 14 members of the EU and Ukraine, have expelled Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Sergei Skripal, a former Russian…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...

The UK’s former ambassador to Russia Tony Brenton has predicted normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries within “a few months,” explaining it by the need to maintain high-level contacts, The Independent reported. Speaking to The Independent, Brenton suggested that the waters would be calmed within “few months,” and...

Move over Russia, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. The US looks set to join the group of countries embroiled in disputes at the World Trade Organization involving curbs imposed on national-security grounds.China said it would complain to the WTO about US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs on steel and aluminium after failing to win an...

Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair has said it’s launching its first routes from European cities to Ukraine. The announcement rekindles a deal the airline walked away from last year in the face of alleged protectionism.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary announced the deal at a briefing at Kyiv’s...

Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina ended Naomi Osaka’s remarkable recent run with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over the Indian Wells champion in the second round of the Miami Open yesterday. The 20-year-old Japanese, who followed her Indian Wells title run with a first-round victory over eight-times Miami champion Serena Williams this week, simply...

The US military yesterday launched vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) F-35Bs from the deck of the USS Wasp amphibious carrier in the waters around Okinawa in its first show of stealth aircraft force at sea. The exercise comes at a time when concerns remain high over North Korea’s nuclear programme, although regional tension has eased in...